Decina

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The Decina was an Italian measure of grain and commercial weight in the Papal States .

As a volume measure, it was used not only for grain , but also for building lime .

  • 1 decine = 210 ½ Parisian cubic inches = 4 1/6 liters
  • 2 decines = 1 staro
  • 8 decines = 1 quartarello
  • 16 decines = 1 fourth
  • 32 decines = 1 rubbiatello
  • 64 decines = 1 rubio

The second option was the Decina as a commercial weight. These values ​​applied

  • 1 decina = 10 libbre = 10 liren (old pound) = 3393 grams
  • 10 decines = 1 light or Cantaro piccolo
  • 100 decines = 1 heavy or Cantaro grosso

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